Gerald William Hoare-Smith, RN
| Born | 19 Dec 1894 |
| Ranks
Retired: 19 Dec 1944 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Gerald William Hoare-Smith, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Chitral (F 57) | A/Capt. | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 2 Dec 1941 | |
| HMS Cardiff (D 58) | A/Capt. | Light cruiser | 27 Jun 1944 | 14 Dec 1944 |
| HMS Glenroy (4.256) | Capt.(Retd.) | Landing Ship Infantry | 28 Dec 1944 | 9 Feb 1945 |
| HMS Montclare (F 85) | Capt.(Retd.) | Destroyer Depot Ship | 20 Apr 1945 | 1 Nov 1946 |
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Light cruiser HMS Cardiff (D 58)
29 Jun 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (1)
6 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (2)
13 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (2)
14 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Lamlash to Greenock. En-route a bombardment exercise was carried out. (2)
20 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (2)
26 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (2)
2 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (3)
3 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (3)
4 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Lamlash to Greenock. Also D/G trials were carried out on the D/G range off Helensburgh. (3)
8 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (3)
16 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. Also torpedo firing exercises were carried out. (3)
17 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (3)
24 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (3)
31 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (3)
5 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (4)
7 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (4)
12 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (4)
13 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted underway refuelling trials in the Clyde area during which she fuelled from the RFA tanker Wave King (8159 GRT, built 1944). (4)
14 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (4)
20 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (4)
21 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (4)
28 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (4)
5 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (5)
6 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (5)
12 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (5)
24 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. Shortly after departure D/G trials were carried out on the D/G range off Helensburgh. (5)
26 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (5)
28 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Lamlash to Greenock. En-route a bombardment exercise was carried out. (5)
2 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (6)
3 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2300A/3, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) departed Lamlash for Moelfre Bay. This was possibly to evade an expected south-west gale. (6)
4 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1420A/4, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) anchored in Moelfre Bay coming from Lamlash. (6)
5 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000A/5, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) departed Moelfre Bay for Lamlash where she arrived around 2135A/5. (6)
9 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (6)
16 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (6)
23 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (6)
24 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (6)
30 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (6)
5 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (7)
12 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (7)
Sources
- ADM 53/119095
- ADM 53/119096
- ADM 53/119097
- ADM 53/119098
- ADM 53/119099
- ADM 53/119100
- ADM 53/119101
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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